Two villagers nabbed after a lioness dies due to electric shock in rural Amreli

Two villagers nabbed after a lioness dies due to electric shock in rural Amreli

Junagadh: The forest department has held the son of a local village sarpanch and his partner after a lioness died due to electric shock of wire in his farm in Utvada village in Jasadhar range in Gir East in Dhari, Amreli.

The son of the sarpanch and his partner had taken a wire from TC to their neighbour’s farm for lighting in a room in their farm. The wire came into contact with a fencing wire in the farm of a person named Lakshmanbhai which caused electric shock.
A lioness of an age between 5 to 9 years died due to the electric shock. The forest department and PGVCL started an investigation at the spot. They conducted an inquiry of the Sarpanch’s son and his partner and nabbed them. The accused named Lakhman Bijal Solanki and Pravinsinh Jorubha Gohil were produced in the court by the forest department. The accused were sent to Junagadh Jail after completion of their 1-day remand.  DeshGujarat